Dana Alliance Members
More than 280 neuroscientists comprise the Alliance membership, joined by the common interest in advancing public awareness about brain research. Recognized as leaders in their respective fields, they are among the world’s foremost authorities on neuroscientific research and clinical neurology topics. Each has made a personal commitment to support the mission of the Dana Alliance through active participation in outreach and educational activities. Among the current members, 10 have received the Nobel Prize.
The Executive Committee of the Dana Alliance directs and guides the operations and activities of the organization in pursuit of its mission.
A current list of members is available here.
Tufts Univesity has named Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Ph.D., M.P.H., as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences effective, August 23, 2010. Berger-Sweeney was the Allene Lummis Russell Professor in Neuroscience at Wellesley College and was named Associate Dean there in 2004. She is widely recognized for her efforts to increase diversity in the biological sciences.
Fred Plum, M.D. passed away in New York on June 11, 2010. Dr. Plum was University Professor, Emeritus, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He was a founding member of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and served on the Dana Alliance Executive Committee.
Alliance Members Receive Special Awards, Honors, and Prizes
Announced June 2, 2010 - Thomas C. Südhof, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine will share the 2010 Kavli Prize with Drs. Richard Scheller, Gentech, and James Rothman, Yale University for discovering the molecular basis of signal transfer between nerve cells in the brain.
William A. Catterall, Ph.D., University of Washington School of Medicine received the 2010 Canada Gairdner International Award
Harry T. Chugani, M.D., Children’s Hospital of Michigan was elected President of the International Child Neurology Association for term 2010-2014. Inauguration was held in Cairo, Egypt, May 2010
Fred H. Gage, Ph.D., The Salk Institute for Biological Studies was elected to the American Philosophical Society
Stephen L. Hauser, M.D., appointed by President Obama as Member of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
Thomas M. Jessell, Ph.D. and Eric R. Kandel, M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons received the SfN’s 2009 Award for Education in Neuroscience for their textbook Principles of Neural Science. Dr. Jessell also won the W. Maxwell Cowan Award from the Cajal Club.
Patricia K. Kuhl, Ph.D., University of Washington, Terrence J. Sejnowski, Ph.D., the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Larry W. Swanson, Ph.D., University of Sothern California, Los Angeles and EDAB members Prof. Stanislas Dehaene, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Paris and Prof. Sten Grillner, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Michael I. Posner, M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon received an honorary degree from the University of Buenos Aires college of Science on March 18.
Richard C. Mohs, Ph.D., Eli Lilly and Company was named as one of the “10 most Notable People in R and D” for 2010, by R and D Directions Magazine.
Carla J. Shatz, Ph.D., BioX, Stanford University received an honorary degree from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Watson School of Biological Sciences.
Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons received the William Salmon Award from the New York Academy of Medicine for her research in December 2009.